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==What are Infoboxes?== | ==What are Infoboxes?== | ||
Infoboxes are nothing more than a table saved as a template. Infoboxes are usually in the upper right hand corner of an article. They usually deal with organizations and or administrative divisions like US counties and may contain information on leadership, meeting times and its | Infoboxes are nothing more than a table saved as a template. Infoboxes are usually in the upper right-hand corner of an article. They usually deal with organizations and or administrative divisions like US counties and may contain information on leadership, meeting times and its goals, etc. They are designed to give a lot of information at a glance. | ||
==How to create an Infobox== | ==How to create an Infobox== | ||
Again an infobox is a table. If you know how to create tables in Wikitext or HTML, it is not difficult. If you do not know Wikitext or HTML, you will probably need someone who does to help you. If you would like to learn these two programs, see [[Wikitext - Lesson One|Wikitext]] or [[HTML and Wikitext - Lesson One|HTML Programming]]. Neither of these programming languages | Again, an infobox is a table. If you know how to create tables in Wikitext or HTML, it is not difficult. If you do not know Wikitext or HTML, you will probably need someone who does to help you. If you would like to learn these two programs, see [[Wikitext - Lesson One|Wikitext]] or [[HTML and Wikitext - Lesson One|HTML Programming]]. Neither of these programming languages is difficult. | ||
===Step One - Create the table=== | ===Step One - Create the table=== | ||
*We are going to assume you know a little Wikitext and HTML in this tutorial. We will begin by creating a simple table. The coding will be displayed in both Wikitext and HTML side by side so can see the difference. | *We are going to assume you know a little Wikitext and HTML in this tutorial. We will begin by creating a simple table. The coding will be displayed in both Wikitext and HTML side by side so can see the difference. | ||